The Route to Bolivia Via the River Amazon: A Report to the Governments of Bolivia and BrazilWaterlow, 1877 - 216 pages |
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The Route to Bolivia Via the River Amazon: A Report to the Governments of ... George Earl 1835-1910 Church No preview available - 2021 |
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Page 213 - Company," and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and shall be able to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in all courts of law and equity within the United States, and may make and have a common seal.
Page 213 - CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT THE SECOND SESSION, BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF WASHINGTON ON MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER, ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN. JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
Page 25 - The foreign debt consists of a six per cent, loan of 1,700,000/. nominal capital — issued at the price of 68 — contracted in England at the commencement of 1872. It was raised with ' the principal object to subsidise the National Bolivian Navigation Company, for the purpose of opening communication between the republic and the Atlantic Ocean.
Page 213 - Company"; and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and shall be able to sue and to be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in all courts of law and equity within the United States, and...
Page 9 - The mountains were weighted down with silver, copper, tin and other metals, and the people gazing upon a wealth sufficient to pay the national debts of the world, and yet unavailable for lack of means of communication.
Page 214 - SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of the said corporation shall be...
Page 214 - ... taken, and each stockholder present, in person or by proxy, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock owned by him.
Page 173 - The groves are delightful and filled with all that gives pleasure — the leafy and productive almond-tree " (probably the Brazil nut), " the aromatic gum and the palm, ranging from the highest to the lowest, from the royal to the smallest. Hidden riches exist in these lands, grateful and filled with perfume, gum and wax abundant and varied. Here are found cabinet-woods, medicinal plants, and many other valuable productions, without mentioning the great mineral wealth of the district.
Page 157 - Santiago almost intransitablf, being flooded and filled with swamps and mudholes. The remainder of the way was better, and supplied with food for man and beast. He thought that the 120 miles of bad road might be avoided by taking a different route. In the dry season, the entire 570 miles is as wanting in water as it is overflowing in the wet one, and oxen and beasts of burden frequently died of thirst in attempting the journey.
Page 214 - The stock, property, and affairs, of the said corporation, shall be managed by seven directors, who shall hold their offices until others are chosen.